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Sugarloaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Sugarloaf Mountain rises to 471 m in North Carolina. Icy Knob stands 918 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Doublehead Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. South Mountain Scenery passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Burke County, North Carolina, United States

Wikidata Q31426160, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.63458, -81.56843

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • George Hildebeand Community Park: 3.2 mi
  • South Mountains State Park: 3.4 mi
  • South Mountains State Park - Jacob Fork Access: 4.0 mi
  • Methodist Park: 5.5 mi
  • Valdese Recreation Center: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Little River Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Big Bear Falls: 4.4 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Upper High Shoals Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Beautimos Falls: 8.0 mi
Museums: 25
  • Waldensian Heritage Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Morganton Railroad Depot & Museum: 9.7 mi
  • History Museum of Burke County: 10.1 mi
  • Historic Burke County Courthouse: 10.2 mi
  • Hickory Aviation Museum: 12.5 mi
Artworks: 19
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 11
  • Historic Town Limits: 10.0 mi
  • Historic Town Limit: 10.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
  • Old Hickory Tavern: 14.5 mi
  • Catawba County War Memorial: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Fox Den: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Peninsula: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Community Gardens: 18.9 mi
  • Beall Street Community Gardens: 19.6 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
  • Water Tree (Blackgum Springs): 23.0 mi
  • Gully Pipe: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Observation Deck: 9.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Sugarloaf Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Icy KnobW 262°918 m10.6 mi
Hickory KnobW 263°907 m9.6 mi
Propst MountainW 263°905 m10.5 mi
Buzzard RoostW 263°901 m9.9 mi
Walker TopW 274°886 m8.5 mi
Benn KnobSW 227°882 m7.0 mi
Rainbow MountainWSW 258°874 m8.2 mi
Hickorynut MountainWSW 255°870 m8.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1220:0820:46
September equinox07:1518:5119:25
December solstice07:3316:3817:17

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394249586673777569594841
Precip in4.33.74.44.34.14.84.44.84.63.83.84.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Morganton, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357809371

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